Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network: Phytophthera cinnamomi Associated with Vegetation Composition, Middleton Creek, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania, 1996-2012

Abstract: This data package comprises data that were used to produce the graph and conclusions found in figure 7.56 on page 263 of Lindenmayer et. al 2014, Biodiversity and Environmental Change: Monitoring Challenges and Directions. These data show the spread of Cinnamon Water Mould (Phytophthera cinnamomi) across 5 transects in Freycinet National Park, Tasmania. The transects sample different methods of treatment that are designed to alieviate the spread of the disease. Study extent: Transects 1, 2 and 3 were not sampled in 1998, only 6 quadrats were surveyed in Transect 4 Project funding: These data were curated and published with strategic funds from a TERN initiative to publish long term data packages from the book Lindenmayer et al. 2014 Biodiversity and Environmental Change: Monitoring, Challenges and Direction. Between 2002 and 2018 the Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network has been part of the Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN) supported by the Australian Government’s Terrestrial Ecosystems Research Network (www.tern.org.au) – an Australian research infrastructure project established under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy and Education Infrastructure Fund–Super Science Initiative through the (now) Department of Education and Training.
Type
collection
Title
Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network: Phytophthera cinnamomi Associated with Vegetation Composition, Middleton Creek, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania, 1996-2012
Brief Title
Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network
Alternate Title
Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network: Phytophthera cinnamomi Associated With Vegetation Composition, 1996-2012
Collection Type
Dataset
Access Privileges
Long Term Ecological Research Network
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
10.25911/5c1326f6163cd
Metadata Language
English
Data Language
English
Brief Description
This data package comprises data that were used to produce the graph and conclusions found in figure 7.56 on page 263 of Lindenmayer et. al 2014, Biodiversity and Environmental Change: Monitoring Challenges and Directions. These data show the spread of Cinnamon Water Mould (Phytophthera cinnamomi) across 5 transects in Freycinet National Park, Tasmania. The transects sample different methods of treatment that are designed to alieviate the spread of the disease.
Full Description
Abstract: This data package comprises data that were used to produce the graph and conclusions found in figure 7.56 on page 263 of Lindenmayer et. al 2014, Biodiversity and Environmental Change: Monitoring Challenges and Directions. These data show the spread of Cinnamon Water Mould (Phytophthera cinnamomi) across 5 transects in Freycinet National Park, Tasmania. The transects sample different methods of treatment that are designed to alieviate the spread of the disease. Study extent: Transects 1, 2 and 3 were not sampled in 1998, only 6 quadrats were surveyed in Transect 4 Project funding: These data were curated and published with strategic funds from a TERN initiative to publish long term data packages from the book Lindenmayer et al. 2014 Biodiversity and Environmental Change: Monitoring, Challenges and Direction. Between 2002 and 2018 the Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network has been part of the Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN) supported by the Australian Government’s Terrestrial Ecosystems Research Network (www.tern.org.au) – an Australian research infrastructure project established under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy and Education Infrastructure Fund–Super Science Initiative through the (now) Department of Education and Training.
Methods
Plot setup
1
20 x star pickets
Five Belt transects (C, 1, 2, 3, 4) were established comprising 10 continguous 2 x 2 m plots aligned in a west to east direction and marked with short star pickets in corners, 300m east of Middletone Creek dam in Freycinet National Park, Tasmania.
Treatment protocol for transects
2
Management treatment Transect C — No treatment, transect located upslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1994
Management treatment Transect 1 — Sprayed with 0.3% phosphonate in canola oil emollient in October and December 1995 , transect located downslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1994
Management treatment Transect 2 — Sprayed with 0.3% phosphonate in canola oil emollient in October and December 1995 , transect located downslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1994
Management treatment Transect 3 — No treatment, transect located downslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1994
Management treatment Transect 4 — No treatment, transect located downslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1994
Floristic sampling protocol
3
All vascular plant species were recorded within 1 x 1 m quadrats located in the middle of each 2 x 2 m plot, Quadrats were surveyed in years 1996, 1998 (transects C and 4 only), 2000 and 2012
Data summation
4
A frequency estimate was calculated for each species in each transect by dividing the number of presence records by the total number of quadrats searched (10)
Analysis protocol
5
Bray-Curtis dissimilarity values were calculated between all pairwise combinations of observations (each transect at each survey time). A multi-dimensional scaling (MDS) ordination was calculated in two dimensions from 10 random starts. Stress of best configuration was 0.16.
File Descriptions
kuhs_phytophthora_cinnamomi_floristics_1996-2012_p370t633.csv
DescriptionRaw data used to generate the graph in Figure 7.56 on p263 of the book Lindenmayer et al. 2014 Biodiversity and Environmental Changeflora_descriptor
definitionSpecies name
nominal text definitionCharacter
number of records1344species_frequency_estimate
definitionFrequency estimate for species — calculated by dividing the number of presence records by the total number of quadrats searched (10)
ratio number typereal
ratio standard unitnumber
transect
definitionTransect identifier
nominal enumeration codes
1Transect 1 — Sprayed with 0.3% phosphonate in canola oil emollient in October and December 1994, transect located downslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1994
2Transect 2 — Sprayed with 0.3% phosphonate in canola oil emollient in October and December 1994, transect located downslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1995
3Transect 3 — No treatment, transect located downslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1994
4Transect 4 — No treatment, transect located downslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1994
CTransect C — No treatment, transect located upslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1994
year
date time formatYYYY
definitionYear of survey
kuhs_phytophthora_cinnamomi_mds_1996-2012_p370t897.csv
DescriptionSummary data used to generate the graph in Figure 7.56 on p263 of the book Lindenmayer et al. 2014 Biodiversity and Environmental Changemds1
definitionMulti-dimensional scaling (MDS) ordination in first dimension from 10 random starts. Stress of best configuration was 0.16.
ratio number typereal
ratio standard unitnumber
mds2
definitionMulti-dimensional scaling (MDS) ordination in second dimension from 10 random starts. Stress of best configuration was 0.16.
ratio number typereal
ratio standard unitnumber
number of records17transect
definitionTransect identifier
nominal enumeration codes
1Transect 1 — Sprayed with 0.3% phosphonate in canola oil emollient in October and December 1995 , transect located downslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1994
2Transect 2 — Sprayed with 0.3% phosphonate in canola oil emollient in October and December 1995 , transect located downslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1995
3Transect 3 — No treatment, transect located downslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1993
4Transect 4 — No treatment, transect located downslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1994
CTransect C — No treatment, transect located upslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1994
year
date time formatYYYY
definitionYear of survey
Contact Email
david.keith@environment.nsw.gov.au; christopher.simpson@unsw.edu.au; k.wilkins@unsw.edu.au; mark.tozer@environment.nsw.gov.au; r.woodward@unsw.edu.au; t.mason@unsw.edu.au; david.keith@unsw.edu.au
Contact Address
Australian Wetlands, Rivers and Landscapes Centre School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales Sydney, NSW, 2052 Australia
Contact Phone Number
+61 2 9995 5000; +61 409 159 334; +61 2 9385 8435; +61 2 9585 6496; +61 2 9585 6051; +61 2 9385 8296; +61 2 9385 2111; +61 427 856 498; +61 428 810 214
Principal Investigator
David Keith
Supervisors
David Keith
Collaborators
Christopher Simpson; Katy Wilkins; Mark Tozer; Renee Woodward; Tanya Mason
Fields of Research
0602 - Ecology
Keywords
GCMD:Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation > Canopy Characteristics Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation > Vegetation Species; GCMD:Earth Science > Biosphere > Land Surface > Soils > Soil Moistrure/Water Content; GCMD:Earth Science > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Community Dynamics > Invasive Species; LTERN Monitoring Theme:Vegetation structure; LTERN Monitoring Theme:Plant species composition; LTERN Monitoring Theme:Hydrology; LTERN Monitoring Theme:Soil; LTERN Monitoring Theme:Climate change; LTERN Monitoring Theme:Invasive plants; keyword:Upland Heath Swamps; keyword:Phytophthera cinnamomi; keyword:Root rot; keyword:Cinnamon Fungus; keyword:Soil moisture; Upland Heath Swamps; Phytophthera cinnamomi Associated With Vegetation Composition
Type of Research Activity
Strategic basic research
Date Coverage
2012
1996
Geospatial Location
Middletone Creek Dam, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
text
northlimit = -42.08427; southlimit = -42.094175; westlimit = 148.306644; eastLimit = 148.319943
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Date of data creation
2015-06-15
Year of data publication
2015
Creator(s) for Citation
Keith
David
Simpson
Chris
Wilkins
Katy
Tozer
Mark
Woodward
Renee
Mason
Tanya
Publisher for Citation
Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN), ANU Data Commons, The Australian National University
Publications
9780643108561
Lindemayer, D et al (2015) Biodiversity and Environmental Change: Monitoring Challenges and Directions, CSIRO, Collingwood, Vic.
Biodiversity and Environmental Change: Monitoring Challenges and Directions
isbn
Related Websites
ANU Open Research, Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN) collection.
https://hdl.handle.net/1885/130861
Other Related Identifiers
MorphoId:ltern.179; PackageId:370
Access Rights
Prior to publication of research utilising this data, the data provider (David Keith) requests consultation.
Access Rights Type
Open
Rights held in and over the data
Creative Commons Licence (CC BY- Attribution) is assigned to this data. Details of the licence can be found at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Licence Type
CC-BY - Attribution (Version 4)
Licence
LTERN Deed: 34 Date of execution: 2015-04-20
Retention Period
Indefinitely
Data Management Plan
No
Status: Published
Published to:
  • Australian National University
  • Australian National Data Service
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